to urge

Examples

• All

• Mayor Giuliani urged all citizens and police... to stay calm during this holiday season.

  End of Days (1999)

• I urge you to consider all your options before making a decision.

• This is really a great product and I urge you to take advantage of it.

• Trust me, I would strongly urge you to not do so.

• If you enjoy this interview with Ryan Kelly, I urge you to write a review.

• All residents are urged to seek immediate shelter.

  Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

• Yesterday, McConnell urged everyone to go get a shot.

  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

• Now, the one thing I know for certain, is your reality will change over time in ways you cannot even imagine, and I urge you to be open for this transformation.

  Hit Man (2024)

• To prepare for the story-retelling task, teachers are urged to get to know their stories well.

  Academic text (1990)

• Meanwhile, the case-flow management guidelines urge judges to play a stronger role in managing cases assigned to them.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

D

to drive

vsto urge

∞ 3.6

To cause someone to want to do something strongly

is similar but can be less forceful and more like advice

C

to convince

vsto urge

∞ 2.7

Make someone believe something is true or agree to do something

is focused more on encouraging action than only changing belief

E

to encourage

vsto urge

∞ 2.3

Give someone support and confidence so they try or keep doing something

is stronger adding insistence or clearer persuasion beyond mere support

R

to recommend

vsto urge

∞ 2.1

To suggest someone or something as a good choice

is stronger and directs someone to act not only praising options

P

to push

vsto urge

958 1.1

To urge someone to do something or try harder

is similar but also covers advice and milder persuasion

I

to inspire

vsto urge

837 3.2

Cause someone to feel excited and ready to act

is more direct persuasion rather than indirect emotional stimulation

P

to persuade

vsto urge

472 2.7

To make someone agree or do something by giving reasons

is broader adding strong encouragement or direct advice beyond reasoning

M

to motivate

vsto urge

437 3.5

Make someone want to do something

is stronger adding pressure or direct advice beyond mere incentives

P

to press

vsto urge

285 3.9

Ask someone firmly and repeatedly to do something

is strong encouragement sometimes without repeated or demanding pressure

P

to prompt

vsto urge

217 3.6

Make someone do or say something

is broader and can be sustained encouragement or strong advice

P

to pressure

vsto urge

149 4.2

To try to make someone do something

is strong encouragement that often stops short of explicit forcing

R

to recommend that

vsto urge

141 3.2

Tell someone you think they should do something

is more forceful calling for action rather than softly advising

S

to spur

vsto urge

81 4.1

To encourage someone to take action or try harder

is broader and includes steady or ongoing encouragement and advice

C

to coax

vsto urge

54 4.1

To gently persuade someone by being kind and patient

is stronger more forceful and direct than gentle patient persuasion

I

to induce

vsto urge

51 4.9

Persuade someone to do something

is stronger stressing clear persuasion or explicit advice rather than mere cause

P

to propel

vsto urge

45 4.7

To make someone want to do something

is similar but focuses more on the incentive causing movement

I

to implore

vsto urge

• Formal

40 5.3

To ask someone very seriously to do or not do something

is strong encouragement but usually less desperate and emotional

N

to nudge

vsto urge

24 4.1

To gently encourage someone to try something new

is stronger using firm encouragement or clear advice to get action

P

to prevail

vsto urge

• Formal

23 6.7

To persuade someone to do something after repeated effort

is immediate strong encouragement or advice not only eventual success

E

to exhort

vsto urge

• Formal

16 7.7

To strongly encourage someone to do something

is strong too but also includes gentle advice or persuasion

C

to cajole

vsto urge

15 7.7

To persuade someone to do something by gentle talk and praise

focuses more on clear advice or firm persuasion instead of flattery

E

to entreat

vsto urge

• Formal

12 8.1

Ask someone in a serious, emotional way to do something

is broader offering strong encouragement rather than pleading or begging

U

to urge on

vsto urge

5 3.4

To encourage someone to go faster or try harder

is broader used to press for action or give strong advice

I

to impel

vsto urge

4 7.2

To make someone feel they must do something, often because of pressure or need

is broader strong persuasion not always driven by inner compulsion

P

to prevail upon

vsto urge

4 7.7

To persuade someone who does not want to do something to do it

is general strong encouragement and may not focus only on reluctance

B

to bring pressure to bear

vsto urge

• Formal

1 6.0

To use influence to persuade someone to do something

is a form of strong persuasion that may not use overt external force

T

to twist someone's arm

vsto urge

• Informal

1 4.4

Get someone to agree or do something by pressuring them

is strong encouragement or advice typically without direct personal pressure

Antonyms

D

to dissuade

35 6.0

To try to stop someone from doing something by talking to them

Phrasal Verbs

U

to urge on

5 3.4

To encourage someone to go faster or try harder

Compounds

S

sexual urge

• NSFW

5 4.2

A strong desire to have sex

U

urge incontinence

• Specialized

7.7

A sudden strong need to pee that leads to leaking urine

How Strong

to press

285 3.9

to exhort

• Formal

16 7.7

to urge

591 3.2

to encourage

∞ 2.3

to suggest

∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

Etymology